Sunday, December 12, 2010

A personal photo made into vinyl art on an old shower door using Inkscape:

I L.O.V.E. this idea. It incorporates so much of what I love aboutusing vinyl decals to craft: It re-purposes something (which makes itaffordable), adds 3-D art to an otherwise bare wall, and immortalizesa very personal moment in our lives.

Increase or decrease the Brightness option and click "Update" untilyou are satisfied.

Step 6:

Drag the bitmap (black) outline away from photo and delete originalphoto so only the bitmap is left.

Step 7:

Go back to Path and choose "Simplify" This will smooth out some of thelines of your image. If you prefer the original bitmap from Step 6,then skip this step.

Step 8:

Save this image and upload to a vinyl design program.

Step 9:

Apply to desired surface.

I used one of the glass sliding doors I previously took offof our shower. I am so glad I saved those doors! I simply unscrewedthe handle/towel holder, cleaned it, and applied the vinyl. Itwas the perfect size to make a real statement on our wall!

If you L.O.V.E. the look and idea of this vinyl-ized photo, but don'thave the energy to create it yourself you can order one here.

Have fun with it! Play around with different photos! Adding photos toyour space can fill it with love and good memories, but try somethinga little more out-of-the-picture-frame!

Remember: The world is yours to personalize. Empower your inner designer!

Thanks, Susannah! What a fun tutorial! I've never seen a photograph turned into vinyl wall art! Now I wish I even more that I had a vinyl cutting machine! Visit Susannah at UVinylto see more great ideas to do with vinyl.

Hi there, I know this is two years after your post, but I am wondering how you edited the background out of your photo. How did you get rid of the background portion of the picture? Thanks so much for the excellent instructions! Your post was exactly what I needed.

I'm trying this as I'm typing this comment and for some reason i can't see the preview image. Do you know what could be making this happen? It wont even show the Bit Map trace on the actual photo either... I hope I can figure this out asap ha!